Magpul still in Colorado, 6 months after vow to leave

The Associated Press

Published: October 18, 2013;Last modified: October 18, 2013 10:02AM

ERIE, Colo. — A Colorado gun accessories manufacturer that vowed to leave the state because of a new gun control law is still doing business here six months later, leaving some gun-rights supporters feeling duped.

Magpul announced in April that it had started making certain weapons accessories out of state, but operations continue at the plant. Some comments on the company’s Facebook page accuse it of making empty threats.

Magpul said Thursday it still has every intention to fully relocate its operations from Colorado, but moving a company of 250 employees to multiple new locations in multiple states can’t be done on the fly, the Boulder Daily Camera reported Friday (http://bit.ly/1evpMSU).

Duane Liptak, director of product management and marketing for Magpul, said the company has moved some of its capacities out of Colorado over the last few months but hasn’t yet been able to finalize a relocation plan for its entire operation. Not only are the logistics of moving a challenge, Liptak said, but employees and their families have to be taken into consideration when it comes to locating a new base of operations.

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“We have to work through the move with our employees before we make any announcements,” he said. “It’s a big move, and there’s a lot going on.”

Liptak said Magpul should be able to shed more light on the location of its new home by the end of the year, or at the latest by the time the Shot Show is held in Las Vegas, starting Jan. 14.

“Rest assured, the move is going to take place, but we have to work through it on our own time,” he said.